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DS · Data Sufficiency
sub-505
Arithmetic
A museum has 259 paintings and 11 sculptures. How many photographs does the museum have?
1) If the museum acquires 6 more paintings, then the number of paintings and sculptures combined will be 6 times the number of photographs.
2) If the museum acquires 4 more paintings and 2 more sculptures, then the number of photographs will be 1/6 the number of paintings and sculptures combined.
Answer Choices
Correct answer marked belowA
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient
B
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient
C
BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient
Correct
E
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient
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sub-505
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